Re: Schwa vowel, which letter?

Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> >if a 7th is needed then "w" seems too wide and ugly,
>
> Ach y fi!  Try telling that to any Welshman or Welshwoman!    ;)
NoW I knoW Where not to say that.

> For what it's worth, 'briefscript' has long been settled with seven vowels:
> a, e, i, o, u, y, w.   At the moment {r} is trying to work its way in as an
> eighth  :)
Then R drags in its friend L, then S and SH, ...

I've been avoiding diphthongs, but using just A I U
one can generate AI IA AU UA UI IU for 9 total.
Or using Y W as glides, 15 or 30 more.

So I'll stop at the standard 7 vowels, W included.